chaenomeles japonica (japanese quince) coral

chaenomeles japonica (japanese quince) coralorange buttercup like flowers green to yellow fragrant pome (fruit), up to 5 cm in diameter, occasionally produced in autumn glossy dark green leaves are borne on thorny stems low growing, dense shrub bloom time: late april ripens: october zone 5 height 80 90cm spread 120 150cm colour orange quince tolerate many soils and conditions, including drought it can become unkempt if not pruned regularly full sun, partial sun shade attracts birds edible

golden foliage in the summer

then reddish in the fall

benefiting from corrective pruning once a year

green leaves

foliage is fragrant when crushed

creamy-white bottlebrush-like flower spikes rise above the foliage on slender stalks

blue-violet flowers with a white

leaves are elongated

will freely self-seed in optimum growing conditions

to treat bronchial and pulmonary disorders

they need constant moisture

white margins turn pinkish in the fall